The new digital breast screening service will be in place at Torbay Hospital from the summer.
The NHS Breast Screening Programme currently provides free breast screening every three years for all woman aged 50 and over.
The NHS Breast Screening Programme is extending the age range of women eligible for breast screening.

The new service is thanks to a £750,000 donation by the Hospital league of Friends.

The investment will include a new static mammographic unit, which will be based at the hospital site, as well as a new mobile unit that will travel across South Devon, annually offering breast screening to approximately 14 thousand a year.